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- Consent agenda (5 items): Motion to approve consent agenda carried unanimously. Items summarized by staff included: (B) amend Construction Masters contract not to exceed $3,800,000 for phase 3 bar and restaurant remodel and related enhancements; (C) amend Gradient Group contract from $45,000 to $79,800 to meet TxDOT design requirements for a new mast-arm traffic signal at Highway 6 and Township Lane (funded by a $680,000 Surface Transportation Block Grant with $136,000 local match); (D) renew an interlocal agreement for petroleum products with Apache Oil Company via City of Pearland contract not to exceed $650,000 annually; (E) negotiate and execute a five-year contract with Whitley Penn for external auditing services not to exceed $518,000. (Mover: Council member Oderkirk; Second: Council member Clauser; outcome: approved unanimously.)

- Ordinance — Destiny Church (SUP No. 210): Adopt ordinance amending and restating SUP No. 210 for an approximately 7,000-square-foot place-of-assembly in Village Walk Shopping Center; ordinance limits assembly to one tenant and sets a five-year term (subject to recordation). (Mover: Council member Boney; Second: Council member Riley; outcome: approved unanimously.)

- Designate proposed FY2026 ad valorem tax rate and set public hearing: Designated proposed tax rate of 0.570825 and set a public hearing for Sept. 15, 2025. (Mover: Mayor Pro Tem Brown Marshall; Second: Council member Boney; outcome: approved unanimously.)

- Ordinance — SUP No. 143 (quarry/mining): Motion to table/postpone the ordinance that would amend SUP No. 143 to extend mining through 2034, increase daily truck trips from 250 to 300, and revise truck routes; staff directed to return with additional analysis on routing, enforcement and potential user fees. (Mover: Mayor Pro Tem Brown Marshall; Second: Council member Clauser; outcome: postponed unanimously.)

- Resolution — TxDOT advanced funding agreement for ITS communications upgrades: Authorized staff to pursue an advanced funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for upgrades to ITS communications at various city locations; council approved the resolution unanimously. (Mover: Council member Boney; Second: Mayor Pro Tem Brown Marshall; outcome: approved unanimously.)

- Resolution — Assignment of tax abatement for Park 890: Authorized assignment of an existing tax abatement agreement (Reinvestment Zone No. 16, Park 890 project) to the buyer (Park 890 Owner 3 LLC); staff noted the assignment carries existing compliance requirements and does not extend the abatement term. (Mover: Council member Boney; Second: Mayor Pro Tem Brown Marshall; outcome: approved unanimously.)

Council also directed staff to post the detailed FY2026 budget on Aug. 25 and return on matters related to the quarry permit with options for enforcement and route modification.

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City planner Sarai summarized the proposed changes, including updated truck routes and hour restrictions: staff recommended allowing truck traffic outside the Sienna area to operate between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., and limiting truck traffic on Sienna Parkway itself to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. \"The updated truck routes include Thompson Ferry Road to Sienna Springs, to Sienna Ranch, and then going south to Fort Bend Toll or to Sienna Parkway,\" Sarai said.

Council members pressed staff and the applicant on impacts to city streets, enforcement and fiscal benefit. Assistant City Manager Mangum told council staff had not found a significant property-tax benefit from the quarry operation and described any property tax contribution as \"negligible.\" Council members expressed concern that the quarry's truck traffic uses city roads but produces little direct tax revenue.

Police leadership warned that enforcing trip-count limits would be difficult. \"We can't enforce the times because that's pretty cut and dry ... it's the number of vehicles, the number of trips that we will have trouble monitoring because we just don't won't know what trip they're on,\" the chief said, describing practical limits to enforcing per-day trip caps without additional monitoring systems.

Council gave staff direction to return with more information, including exploring alternative ingress/egress routes (McKeever and FM 521 were mentioned), tighter route and time restrictions, improved signage or logs, and whether the state would allow a user-fee structure to recover pavement wear-and-tear costs. Council member Brown Marshall moved to table/postpone the matter so staff could provide additional options; Council member Clauser seconded. The motion to postpone carried unanimously.

Staff said the ordinance under consideration would have increased the maximum daily truck trips to 300 and adjusted truck-hours and routes; council did not adopt those changes and postponed final action to a future meeting when staff returns with the requested information.","Council tabled an ordinance to amend Specific Use Permit No. 143 to extend mining through 2034, increase maximum daily truck trips to 300, and update truck routes. Council asked staff for more information on traffic routes, enforcement and potential user fees before taking a final vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6507287,"Council approves five-year specific-use permit for Destiny Church in Village Walk Shopping Center",593,1596000,2189000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5595911-351ed8ed34a9922612d29796fa3eb7cd&start=1596&end=2189","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5595911-351ed8ed34a9922612d29796fa3eb7cd/thumbnail_1596000.jpg","/articles/6507287/Missouri-City/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Council-approves-five-year-specific-use-permit-for-Destiny-Church-in-Village-Walk-Shopping-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6507287-22c2734e6affa604a1a6cb90f22d4ce6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140598&Signature=HkzaUSoEWm2ERHDPGmvmRI8BfvVZNBl7-A0wTKSB~p1HS6pECyUvIPHaEbgWBI1aD4B2f5JJ7k-tqO6FeXrsdSU6djFhcoxpEOYwqMhv0vZM2A5QhwzlvL8g~NdNWrilV4HRpszYMvdGlO2KmVn~OU8mlSXsuzMO-uZX~6NvpPnNqUonsDj8qinCse~rC7z76anmRwVs1zTKV7ai3PHuJFQ2F~EM~sZH6hgg9i2j87OeHTklZyHknVvZsQvwU1dPji1uMwSWatfQ4lTk3JFs2UqIvNv3XLSHExIpuF9~rFBkMaSrWfW5OZ-tCEMCHWJDIN9N~Er6cT6leoWUFT~v0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Missouri City Council on Aug. 18 approved an ordinance amending and restating Specific Use Permit No. 210 to authorize Destiny Church to use an approximately 7,000-square-foot lease space in the Village Walk Shopping Center as a place of assembly, with conditions that restrict assembly uses in the center to a single tenant and set a five-year term tied to occupancy.

Jennifer Thomas Gomez, director of government services, told council the church had been a tenant under a temporary SUP approved in 2020 and sought to remove the SUP’s expiration date. \"The recommendation coming forward is, to, approve it for the space as it exists, 7,000 square feet, and restrict it to 1 assembly use within that shopping center,\" Gomez said. Staff recommended approval with limits to preserve the shopping center’s underlying LC-3 retail zoning for other lease spaces.

Council discussion focused on the term and how to ensure the SUP would end if Destiny Church vacated or later expanded. Mayor Pro Tem Brown Marshall suggested tying the permit to the occupant’s active lease. Council member Riley thanked the church for its community role and confirmed that any expansion beyond the current 7,000 square feet would require an SUP amendment.

Council member Boney moved to adopt staff’s recommendation to limit the assembly to one 7,000-square-foot space and to set the SUP term to five years (with the option discussed by council to tie expiration to the current tenant’s occupancy); Council member Riley seconded the motion. The ordinance passed unanimously.

The amended permit records the authorized use of the lease space as an assembly/place of worship use within the shopping center, retains the underlying LC-3 designation for the rest of the center, and includes the size and single-assembly limitation in the ordinance language.","Council amended and restated the specific-use permit for Destiny Church’s 7,000-square-foot lease space, limiting assembly to one space and setting a five-year limit tied to occupancy; motion passed unanimously.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6507292,"Missouri City proposes $255.6 million FY2026 budget; sets tax-rate hearing for Sept. 15",934,146000,1080000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5595911-351ed8ed34a9922612d29796fa3eb7cd&start=146&end=1080","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5595911-351ed8ed34a9922612d29796fa3eb7cd/thumbnail_146000.jpg","/articles/6507292/Missouri-City/Fort-Bend-County/Texas/Missouri-City-proposes-2556-million-FY2026-budget-sets-tax-rate-hearing-for-Sept-15","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6507292-b49cc4354115caad966776fb2e3c5b40/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140598&Signature=eDx5trySUZfqP0W9W4oo3CgQznRe0Bvs31YaE5fIIipUt0hRsw8W1OqJUM7Q2pswBZto9WXanelQLQY-oU0paO3iFtR8kNY9ao4gnQlrjqhp0BQo83vmkyji1I5byBk1OclAt4LIownfNIFvYGG6fnUfW18tpR00PmGYeQoFdkl9acq6h7jEQyxf1paOdskwcsCVMIytrCNWzWpi7PgozMQb3m-zUnI2RGohtX1IN58EAtfCy1kIzNc60X05Sz5lnrnt5KnQPCSV8nI6VbIAtMstH~DnebFxTRdvlF4F5M1j1gainx1cgLTgG1po0b-yLKD7ZBl8ZEHrH2bhSJlWxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Missouri City City Manager Angel Jones presented the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget to the City Council on Aug. 18, proposing a total budget of $255,600,000 for all funds and a general fund of $101,300,000. The council also designated a proposed maximum ad valorem tax rate of 0.570825 and set a public hearing on the tax rate for Sept. 15.

The proposed budget, Jones said, includes $42,000,000 in capital-project funding and reflects the council’s stated priorities for public safety and infrastructure. \"I am pleased to propose a total budget of $255,600,000 for all funds,\" Jones said during the presentation.

Interim Chief Financial Officer Bertha Alexander reviewed revenue and expense highlights. She said property tax is the largest single revenue source for the general fund at 61.9% and sales tax accounts for 18.2%. Alexander told council the city received more than $23,000,000 in supplemental budget requests and funded approximately $16,500,000 of those requests in the proposed budget, including:

- $11,200,000 for streets, traffic, sidewalks and capital investment;
- $2,100,000 for public safety;
- $890,000 for enhanced services due to growth;
- $745,000 for economic development;
- $1,500,000 for employee recruitment and retention.

\"The total fiscal year 20 26 proposed budget is approximately $255,600,000 which is a 1.6% increase over the prior year revised budget which includes all funds,\" Alexander said.

Staff said the first year of the five-year capital improvement plan totals $43,000,000 in FY2026 capital expenditures. Utility funds were shown with FY2026 budgeted revenue of $69,900,000 (including approximately $27,900,000 in bond proceeds and $23,000,000 in user fees) and budgeted utility expenditures of $71,100,000.

Personnel costs for the general fund are projected to increase by roughly 6% in part because of the addition of seven new firefighter positions and anticipated increases in employee pay and health insurance. The proposed budget preserves the current city tax rate while reallocating the maintenance and operations component to balance the debt rate required to cover debt service.

Alexander also reviewed the certified tax roll process, noting the statutory requirement to present the certified roll under Section 26.4 of the Texas Property Code and the city’s timelines: the detailed budget will be filed and posted to the website on Aug. 25, a community budget workshop is scheduled for Aug. 23, and the public hearing and adoption of the FY2026 budget and the tax rate are scheduled for Sept. 15.

Council designated the proposed tax rate and set the Sept. 15 public hearing by unanimous vote. Staff said the proposed rate (0.570825) is below both the city’s calculated no-new-revenue rate and the voter-approval tax rate.

The city will post the detailed FY2026 budget online when the city manager files it on Aug. 25 and staff encouraged public participation at the Aug. 23 community workshop and the Sept. 15 hearing.","City manager Angel Jones and finance staff presented a $255.6 million proposed FY2026 budget that maintains the current tax rate; council designated a proposed maximum ad valorem tax rate of 0.570825 and set a public hearing for Sept. 15.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Missouri City Council actions, Aug. 18, 2025

Council postpones vote on quarry permit amendment after sustained concerns over truck traffic and road wear

Council approves five-year specific-use permit for Destiny Church in Village Walk Shopping Center

Missouri City proposes $255.6 million FY2026 budget; sets tax-rate hearing for Sept. 15